The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

October 16, 2014 |Chron.com staff

The surprise attack killed 2,390 service members and 49 civilians and dragged the U.S. into WWII. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, asked Congress to declare war on Japan, calling Dec. 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy."

Jake Daniels

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Dec. 7, 1941 -- "Hawaii and Manila attacked from sky by Japanese bombers." The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor lead directly into American involvement in both the Pacific and European theaters.
Enterprise files

Dec. 7, 1941 -- "Hawaii and Manila attacked from sky by Japanese bombers." The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor lead directly into American involvement in both the Pacific and European theaters.
Enterprise files